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28697

ZIP 28697 is Wilkesboro, North Carolina, in Wilkes County; area codes 336 and 743; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Wilkes
Population
13,412
Coordinates
36.1367, -81.1627
☼ Live from 28697 — Wilkesboro, NC

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Where 28697 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 28697
  • 🔢 Type 28697 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LGgBZ — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 28697 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 111000000011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 28694 (West Jefferson, NC, 23 mi away) and 28698 (Zionville, NC, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 28697 becomes 79682, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (27698, 27869, 27896, 27968, 27986, 28679, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96278 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,065 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 70%.
  • 🎯980 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 28697 and you would come out at 36.14°S, 98.84°E — 1,015 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 42m.
  • 📏 At 62.3 square miles of land, 28697 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,412This ZIP13,412
Households5,471This ZIP5,471
Housing units6,158This ZIP6,158
Median age43.4This ZIP43.4North Carolina39.1US 38.9
Median household income$52,988This ZIP$52,988North Carolina$72,388US $80,734
Median home value$218,500This ZIP$218,500North Carolina$288,900US $332,700
Median gross rent$768This ZIP$768North Carolina$1,228US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.9%This ZIP23.9%
Mean commute22.6 minThis ZIP22.6 min
Population density215.2 / sq miThis ZIP215.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments409This ZIP409
Employees10,919This ZIP10,919
Annual payroll$389,806,000This ZIP$389,806,000
Tax returns filed5,370This ZIP5,370
Total adjusted gross income$432,428,000This ZIP$432,428,000

Land area

Land area62.33 sq miThis ZIP62.33 sq mi
Water area1.80 sq miThis ZIP1.80 sq mi

Other place names in 28697

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 28697

ZIPCityDistance
28654 Moravian Falls, NC 5.4 mi
28659 North Wilkesboro, NC 5.5 mi
28656 North Wilkesboro, NC 9.6 mi
28606 Boomer, NC 10.0 mi
28669 Roaring River, NC 11.4 mi
28665 Purlear, NC 12.8 mi
28635 Hays, NC 13.7 mi
28624 Ferguson, NC 14.0 mi
28649 Mc Grady, NC 14.0 mi
28651 Millers Creek, NC 14.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 28697?

28697 is in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, in Wilkes County, part of the North Wilkesboro, NC micropolitan area. Its published point location is 36.1367, -81.1627.

What county is 28697 in?

28697 lies in Wilkes County.

What area code is 28697?

Wilkesboro uses area codes 336 and 743, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 28697 in?

28697 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 28697?

About 13,412 people live in ZIP code 28697, in 5,471 households, at 215.2 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 28697?

$52,988 a year, against $72,388 across North Carolina.

What ZIP codes are near 28697?

The closest are 28654 (5.4 mi), 28659 (5.5 mi), 28656 (9.6 mi), 28606 (10 mi) and 28669 (11.4 mi).

Is 28697 a PO Box ZIP code?

28697 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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